Hotel Shenghua.
A 100-story five-star hotel located in the center of City A. It was a building that occupied an entire area. It was said that it cost ten thousand Yuan to stay here for a night, which was not something that ordinary officials and dignitaries could afford.
Hotel Shenghua was the property of the Gu family. It was a symbol of luxury and showed the financial strength of the Gu family. Gu Zean was the founder of it. Once he started working for the Gu family, Master Gu gave him many enterprises. It was in those few years that he started to build Hotel Shenghua.
He said himself that the Hotel Shenghua was just one of the many mansions of the Gu family and initially, it was intended as a business property.
The people of City A were simply flustered. How rich did he have to be to build a hotel as his home?
On the top floor of Hotel Shenghua.
The man was dressed in a dark red silk shirt and neatly ironed trousers. His small eyes looked at the crowd beneath them. As the thin clouds brushed past the window, they were just like ants beneath his feet.
He loved feeling superior to others. He had loved it since he was young.
"Young master Gu, it's done."
"Jiang Chen, what did I ask you to do?" Gu Zean slightly stretched his neck before turning around. He had a devilish smile on his face as if he was deliberately playing dumb. "I only asked you to comfort my disabled brother, what did you do?"
Jiang Chen's head was lowered slightly and it instantly stiffened. His pupils trembled and he straightened his neck. Cold sweat seeped down his back. Finally, he couldn't help but lose control. "Young master Gu, you were the one who wanted me to..."
"Get him! Jiang Chen has embezzled public funds. Get our lawyers to immediately draft the complaint and send it to the court for trial." The man's eyes were filled with mockery as he lifted his leg and kicked the other person in the chest. "What's wrong? Your eyes are telling me that you don't sound convinced!"
Jiang Chen felt depressed. Then, he was kicked to the ground. His lips were pale and his eyes turned red. He had never thought that this would be the end result. Accompanying a king was like accompanying a tiger. He knew this very well so he was careful with every step he took. This also won Gu Zean's heart.
He had always been obedient, but in the end, he still became the scapegoat.
The security guards rushed in from outside and pressed him to the ground. Jiang Chen's eyes were wide open and there was a metallic taste in his mouth. He gritted his teeth. "Gu Zean, I'm waiting to see. Everything you have now will leave you one day."
"What are you looking at?" Gu Zean lifted his foot and stomped on Jiang Chen's face.
He never liked hearing such disobedient words, not even a little. The man approached Jiang Chen with hostility, his arrogant eyes filled with viciousness. "Since you don't know what's good for you, I don't mind helping you."
"Dig out his eyes."
A man's scream came from the top floor of Hotel Shenghua. His voice was filled with anger and sorrow. It felt as if the surrounding air had trembled for a long time and finally, the miserable sound disappeared into the clouds.
Jiang Chen knelt on the ground, trembling. The moment he lost his sight, he could only see a half-open window. Outside the window, there were floating clouds and faint light.
After that, everything turned black. His clothes were wet from the blood and his entire body felt cold. It was as if he had fallen into a dark and cold place with no one around. His five fingers were on the ground and his body was still trembling.
The warmth of the sun penetrated the thin clouds. Since he lost his sight, his other senses were infinitely magnified. Jiang Chen could feel the warmth of the sun coming from his fingertips.
He slowly stood up, swaying like a dead man. The people around him did not want to get close for fear that the blood would dirty their clothes. "Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen," Gu Zian laughed.
"Tell me, why did you have to go against me?"
"Hmph," Jiang Chen snorted. His face was cold as he laughed for a long time. As he laughed, there was still blood oozing out of his eye socket. "Gu Zean, you won't die a good death."
After saying that, without waiting for Gu Zean and the people in the room to react, Jiang Chen staggered and crashed into the half-open window.
The man fell from a height of 300 meters. His body instantly turned into minced meat and blood splashed three feet upwards. The luxurious Hotel Shenghua suddenly became a cursed building in the eyes of the citizens of City A.
Gu Zean didn't think that this idiot had the audacity to bring him one last blow before dying. He wanted to burn this man's bones and scatter his ashes.
At the hospital.
The night was as dark as ink and the moon hung high in the air. The shadow of the evergreen tree fell on the white walls of the hospital.
This was the second time that Song Qingli was admitted to the hospital within a month's time. It could be said that she was very unlucky. At this moment, all the wounds on her body have already been treated. As she woke up, she was gradually getting clear-headed.
The girl looked at the ceiling for a while, then suddenly sat up straight.
"Damn it, my script!"
The nurse who was delivering the medicine pushed the cart into the room. When she saw the young girl sitting up steadily, she smiled and said, "You're awake. It's time to take your medicine. Take the anti-inflammatory medicine first."
"I don't need the medicine. I won't die. I have to go back to the scene now!" Song Qingli didn't even put on her shoes and walked out barefooted. The nurse immediately stopped her. "I didn't have time to tell you but the car exploded. The thing you're looking for has probably been burnt into ash."
"Huh?" The young girl lost her balance and her legs turned weak as she fell to the ground. Her cherry lips opened and closed weakly, "Exploded?"
Song Qingli's eyes rolled backward and she fainted.
"Miss Song! Miss Song!"
The moon was high in the sky outside the window and the leaves were rustling.
By the time Song Qingli regained consciousness, it was already late at night. Her head was still in a mess but she could faintly hear someone talking beside her. The young girl opened her eyes and saw two people by her bed. One was a man in a wheelchair and the other one was an older man with thick eyebrows.
"Was it this little girl who was as thin as a chicken that saved you?" The older man's voice was calm and solemn but it was also quite unpleasant to the ears.
"Yes."
There was a piece of white gauze wrapped around Gu Zechuan's head and his face was pale. Even though they had not seen each other for many years, he did not seem happy to be meeting his father.
Perhaps if he hadn't gotten into a car accident this time, his father, who was after fame and fortune, wouldn't have put down his ego to meet him.
Back then, Gu Zechuan used to be the son that his father was proud of but now, he was merely someone that his father despised.
Gu Yanting's heart was dissatisfied especially when most people talked behind his back, saying "It's a pity that such a smart child like Zechuan has to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair."
He was someone who cared about his reputation dearly. At his age, he couldn't bear any gossip, especially when it was about his youngest son.
However, ever since he had sent Gu Zechuan to the Gu Gardens, Gu Yanting regretted it. Gu Zechuan was his son after all. How could he not miss him?
"Ah Ze, it's obvious that you're surrounded by incompetent people who can't take good care of you. Why don't you move back home?"
Gu Zechuan's dark eyes were unmoved. He only stared at the girl on the bed who was about to wake up. He watched as her little head peeked out from under the thin blanket and then quietly shrank back.
"Get up and take your medicine if you're awake." The man's voice sounded gentle but there were no emotions in his voice.
Song Qingli wasn't stupid. She knew that Gu Zechuan was the best at brushing people off. He probably didn't really care about her and was only trying to brush off this uncle who sounded like someone with authority.
"Ah Ze, are you willing to stay with cats and dogs like them? You would rather put yourself in this mess, you would rather..."
Cats and dogs? Song Qingli pondered. Could he be talking about her?
How could one endure this?
"Waaaaaaaah!" A shrill roar.
Gu Zechuan sighed softly. Gu Yanting, on the other hand, widened his eyes as he stared at the young girl who had suddenly started screaming.
"It's all your fault! My script is gone now since the car exploded. You must be so happy that you're going to clap!" Song Qingli sat up and kicked the air with her legs. She was like a little lunatic and was biting anyone that was in her sight. "And you! Who are you? I'm not a weakling. You're the cats and dogs here!"